When Mette Christensen was born in 1723, in Hejlskov, Ørslevkloster, Hald, Denmark, her father, Christen Andersen, was 30 and her mother, Kirsten Jensdatter, was 25. She died before 1727, in her hometown.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Bent, Anders, Thor, Jorgen, Nils, Einer, Viggo, Folmer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christen . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the especially Danish and Norwegian variant Kristensen . Compare Christenson and Christianson .
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